The realization that Bella was alive was something that Edward had truly never considered. She lived, far away from this place, and his reasons for wanting to die had suddenly diminished. Still, she was safer without him. She was safer with her human family and the protection of the wolves that she would ever be with him.

"Where is she? Do you have her with you or is she back on the reservation?" Edward couldn't feel her, as if she were too far away, so he had to rely on what limited information he could get from Jacob.